B. KASTURIBASMITHA, M. KURDIKERI2019-05-212019-05-212007-08-30TH8770http://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810104117A study entitled "effect of spirulina oh lipid profile of hyperlipidemics" was undertaken during 2004-05 to assess the nutritional status of 30 hyperlipidemics in comparison to 25 normolipidemics and to determine the effect of spirulina on lipid profile of hyperlipidemics. The study revealed that hyperlipidemics had higher body weight, higher body mass index and higher waist to hip ratio compared to normolipidemics. Majority of hyperlipidemics (63.32%) were abdominally obese compared to normolipidemics (44%). The normolipidemics had higher intake of most of the nutrients like protein, p-carotene, vitamin C, folic acid and iron. On the contrary, the mean intake of visible fat was higher (31.55 g/d) in hyperlipidemics compared to normolipidemics (29.66 g/d). Hyperlipidemics had higher intake of cholesterol (79.42 g/d) and saturated fat (19.75 g/d) compared to normolipidemics (60.21 g/d and 19.33 g/d respectively) whereas, PUFA intake was higlier (14.56 g/d) in normolipidemics and lower in hyperlipidemics (12.59 g/d).ennullThesis